NASA has been at 29 events

Join us for a live Google+ Hangout on observing the Earth while in orbit and the importance of Earth science observations from space.
The astronauts living aboard the International Space Station get a unique view of planet Earth. In a single 90-minute orbit, they can see weather systems like hurricanes, man-made developments like cities and geological phenomena like volcanoes. Of all the planets NASA has explored, none yet have matched the dynamic complexity of our own Earth.
Luckily for us here on the ground, astronauts like Rick Mastracchio and Koichi Wakata have documented and shared their views from the orbiting laboratory 250 miles above the Earth. Both Mastracchio and Wakata tweeted during their 188 days in orbit, sharing photos of auroras, islands, lakes, bridges, glaciers, cities, deserts, mountains, clouds, and more. Photos like theirs give us a new perspective on our planet.
A fleet of NASA satellites also monitor the Earth’s vital signs every day. One example is the joint US-Japan Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, which launched while Mastracchio and Wakata were living on ISS. The astronauts briefed President Obama on GPM in April, describing it as “a groundbreaking satellite that is changing how we measure rain and snowfall from space.”
Mastracchio and Wakata will be joined by Eric Holthaus, a meteorologist who writes about weather and climate for Slate’s Future Tense blog, and Gail Skofronick Jackson, a GPM scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
You may submit questions on Twitter and Google+ in advance and during the Hangout using the hashtag #askNASA .

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Journey with us under the sea! We’re venturing to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean in September to investigate technologies and procedures for use in near- and long-term space missions. The seven-day 19th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) mission begins Sept. 8. The NEEMO crew, along with two professional habitat technicians, will conduct this mission in Florida International University’s undersea research habitat Aquarius Reef Base, located about 6 miles off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.
Connect live with the crew during the mission to explore living and working under the sea. The NEEMO 19 commander is NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik. He will be joined by Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, and Herve Stevenin, ESA’s Head of Extravehicular Activity Training at the European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany.
You may submit questions on Twitter and Google+ in advance and during the Hangout using the hashtag #NEEMO19 .

Note! Special Day! Wednesday September 10th!
Supernovae are among the most spectacular events in the universe. They happen when massive stars reach the end of their lives and explode with a luminosity that can outshine an entire galaxy and will emit more energy than the Sun does in its entire lifetime.
While there is much we do know about these events, astronomers still have lots of questions and research is constantly uncovering more of the mysteries surrounding the deaths of massive stars.
Please join @111723545767173542935 Dr @108702399358372466505 and @109479143173251353583 as they discuss the latest findings in the study of supernovae from #Hubble and other research efforts.
As always, we look forward to your questions and comments as well, see you then!

Watch live on YouTube: http://youtu.be/ZjZ4SoYAJcU
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In fifteen years of operation, the Chandra X-ray Observatory has given us a view of the universe that is largely hidden from telescopes sensitive only to visible light. For example, Chandra has captured galaxy clusters - the largest gravitationally bound objects in the universe - in the process of forming, and provided the best evidence yet that the cosmos is dominated by a mysterious substance called dark matter.
Join us on Tuesday, July 22, at 3 p.m. EDT for a celebration of the 15th anniversary of Chandra. Four accomplished scientists, Steve O’Dell, Harvey Tananbaum, Julie Hlavacek-Larrondo and Scott Wolk will discuss scientific highlights of the mission and show examples of beautiful Chandra images.
You may submit questions on Twitter and Google+ in advance and during the Hangout using the hashtag #askNASA #Chandra15

Operational Update: The parachute test is delayed one hour, 5 minutes. We will go live now at 11:30am ET. No problem with test, aircraft delay.
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This test of the Orion parachute system will be a nail-biter for the engineers who have been working to design it. Join us live to watch a Google+ Hangout from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT, June 25, from the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. We will push a test version of Orion out of an airplane 35,000 feet above the Arizona desert in its most complex parachute test ever. Watch the test live and hear from Orion engineers who have been testing and building the spacecraft about what they’ve learned so far and what they’re looking forward to seeing when Orion launches into space on its first test flight in December.
Exploration Flight Test-1, an uncrewed test of the spacecraft, will send Orion 3,600 miles away from Earth. Orion's parachutes are being tested to ensure they can slow the capsule for a safe landing in the Pacific Ocean as the spacecraft reenters Earth's atmosphere from deep space missions at speeds of up to 20,000 mph.
Ask questions now and during the event by posting comments here or on Twitter using the #OrionTest hashtag.
For more information, visit: http://go.nasa.gov/1pLa3WR

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NASA's Digital Learning Network, the U.S. Department of State's Collaboratory, and Google’s Connected Classrooms invite educators and students to their Mission Mars Virtual Field Trip. The online event will take place on Friday, April 25, 2014 from 2:00-3:00p.m. EDT, in conjunction with the 2014 USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C. This virtual event will feature a special lesson about Mars rovers, along with interactions among NASA experts and students worldwide.

Watch live on YouTube as well: http://youtu.be/ymBBnErFiPk
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There’s an old axiom that you can’t be what you can’t see. Perhaps if you think about what inspired you to enter into your current job, or line of study, you’ll recognize a role model or two that inspired you to take your current path.
That’s why NASA and the Energy Department are teaming up on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 1pm EST to host a Google+ Hangout, showcasing women in STEM at NASA and Energy that are changing the world and addressing the serious shortage of women and girls engaged in STEM fields in the United States, and showcasing strong role models for students of all genders.
Dr. Katie Gallagher, from NASA’s Office of the Chief Technologist will moderate a conversation for students, teachers, parents, and STEM educators. Director Dot Harris, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the Department of Energy, will be on the line with Dr. Rebecca Spyke-Keiser, Associate Deputy Administrator for Strategy and Policy at NASA; Shannon Walker, NASA astronaut at Johnson Space Center in Houston; Jill Fuss, Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and a class at Andrew Jackson Middle School in Titusville, Florida, to discuss ways to find role models for young people in STEM fields and answer questions from students and the general public about STEM careers.
Join Women @ Energy and Women @ NASA to hear from women role models leading the way in transformative science, innovation, cutting-edge research, and combating climate change.
Ask your question in advance by emailing newmedia@hq.doe.gov or by tweeting with #WomeninSTEM and join us on March 5 for this exciting event.

Seeking fitness inspiration? NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Rick Mastracchio, along with four fitness professionals and athletes, will share workout tips during a special Google+ Hangout from space at 12:15 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 6.
The Hangout can be seen live on NASA's Google+ page or on NASA Television. In addition to Hopkins and Mastracchio, participants are:
-- Jeannette Epps, NASA astronaut
-- Curt Tomasevicz, U.S. Olympic bobsledder, participating from Sochi, Russia
-- Rich Froning Jr., CrossFit Games Champion
-- Jared Crick, Houston Texans professional football player
-- Peter Moore, Men's Health magazine
Hopkins, a lifelong fitness enthusiast, is sharing his workouts from space via the “Train Like An Astronaut” Facebook page and YouTube. Space Station astronauts workout at least two hours each day in order to minimize bone and muscle loss in space. They have three different devices they can use to maintain fitness – a treadmill, a stationary bicycle or the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) Hopkins plans to demonstrate the ARED from the Tranquility module during the hangout.
You may submit questions on Twitter and Google+ in advance and during the Hangout using the hashtag #askNASA .

Having trouble viewing this hangout? Watch on YouTube: http://youtu.be/iejsIg_FBfE
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We want to share with you new science findings on an extraordinary gamma-ray burst that happened on April 27, 2013. This was a once-in-a century watershed event, made all the better by having a large array of NASA telescopes and ground-based observatories ready to watch it.
Join us on Friday., Nov. 22, at 2 p.m. EST on this page where we'll take questions for our panel using the hashtag #askNASA and you can watch the Google+ Hangout live.
Panelists:
• Charles Dermer, astrophysicist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.; corresponding author of Fermi LAT and GBM papers in Science
• Tom Vestrand, astrophysicist, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N.M.; lead author of RAPTOR paper, Science
• Gianpiero Tagliaferri, astrophysicist, Brera Observatory, Merate, Italy; co-author of Swift paper in Science and NuSTAR paper in ApJ
• Sylvia Zhu, astrophysicist, University of Maryland at College Park, co-author of Fermi GBM paper and corresponding author of Fermi LAT paper, both in Science.
• Rob Preece, associate professor of astrophysics, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Ala.; lead author of the Fermi GBM paper and a co-author on the Fermi LAT paper, both in Science.

Having trouble viewing this Google+ Hangout? Try watching on YouTube: http://youtu.be/WCQkVpKUbro
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Fifteen years after the first space station module was launched, we have had dozens of astronauts who have lived and worked 240 miles off the planet on the International Space Station. Hear about what it's like to live and work in low Earth orbit from astronaut Chris Cassidy, who recently returned from spending 166 days aboard the station. He orbited the Earth 2,656 times and traveled more than 70 million miles.
Joining Cassidy will be astronaut Leland Melvin, currently the Associate Administrator for Education at NASA, who will reflect on his time in space and how students across the country can get involved in the future of human spaceflight with NASA challenges and projects that those in K-12 classrooms can participate in.
Join us on Thurs., Nov. 21 at 3 p.m. ET on this page where we'll take questions for these two astronauts using the hashtag #askNASA and you can watch the Google+ Hangout live.

Find out how you can help NASA and National Geographic Emerging Explorer and University of California San Diego Research Scientist, Dr. Albert Lin, understand our past to help us better prepare for our future.
Learn how crowdsourcing and open innovation can be applied to create machine learning algorithms that accelerate historical discoveries and how NASA assesses satellite imagery.
Hangout out with Dr. Albert Lin, Karim Lakhani, Director of the Harvard-NASA Tournament Lab, and Jason Crusan, the Director of NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate Advanced Exploration Systems, as they launch the Collective Minds & Machines Exploration Challenge. The three-week Collective Minds & Machines Exploration Challenge asks TopCoder community members from around the world to study select satellite imagery of the region of the lost tomb of Genghis Khan and then develop an algorithm that learns to recognize modern and ancient human-built structures found in such imagery. Once developed, NASA anticipates the algorithm could be used to accelerate the assessment of planetary imagery.
SUBMITTING REAL-TIME QUESTIONS
Ask a question during the event by posting a comment here or on Twitter using the #NTL hashtag.
WATCHING THE GOOGLE+ HANGOUT
To watch the hangout, and for updates and opportunities to participate in upcoming hangouts, visit NASA's Google+ page at http://plus.google.com/+NASA. This NASA Google+ Hangout will take place on Friday, September 13, 2013, at 1 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT.

If you are having trouble viewing the Hangout, try watching it on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUJaR__AJ-8
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Footage of the parachute test is now available here: http://youtu.be/-PMm1ksT9fU
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Join us to watch a Google+ Hangout from the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. EDT July 24, as an Orion test capsule is dropped from a plane at 35,000 feet to evaluate its parachutes.
During the event, you will see one of Orion's most difficult parachute tests to date and hear from NASA and Army team members involved. Engineers will simulate a failure of one of the spacecraft's three main parachutes, releasing it before Orion has landed.
Exploration Flight Test-1, an uncrewed test of the spacecraft that will send Orion 3,600 miles away from Earth, is scheduled for September 2014. Orion's parachutes are being tested to ensure they can slow the capsule for a safe landing in the Pacific Ocean as the spacecraft reenters Earth's atmosphere from deep space missions at speeds of up to 20,000 mph.
Want to ask a Question? Submit questions on Google+ or Twitter in advance and during the event using the hashtag #askOrion. Before the Hangout begins, we will open a comment thread on the NASA Facebook page where questions may be posted.
Learn more about Orion at http://www.nasa.gov/orion

Join NASA for one of the Orion Spacecraft's Most Difficult Parachute Tests Live

NASA, Sally Ride Science and Google in Education are pleased to announce a partnership Hangout on Air: *Celebrating Sally*. July 23 marks one year since Sally Ride’s passing, but she impacted millions with her pioneer flight as the first female American astronaut to space. The Celebrating Sally Hangout on Air will discuss Sally’s impact as both a role model and her influence on STEM mentorship for women worldwide.
Ever wondered what it was like to meet Sally Ride, or curious to learn more about Women@NASA? Perhaps you want to learn more about #STEM education at Sally Ride Science and NASA? A *13-year old* NASA GIRLS (Giving Initiative and Relevance to Learning Science) program member will be moderating the event, and all panelists will answer Q&A about mentorship and women in #STEM .
Follow along with Tuesday, July 23rd’s Hangout on Air using #CelebrateSally and #AskNASA to submit questions for the panelists. The URL to the Celebrate Sally G+ Hangout on Air will be posted on the event on Tuesday, July 23 at *3:30 pm*.
*Panelists include:*
*Dr. Karen Flammer:* co-founder of Sally Ride Science & a space physicist
*Lori Garver*: Deputy Administrator of NASA
*Mamta Patel Nagaraja*: Program Manager of Women@NASA
*Amber Straughn* NASA astrophysicist and James Webb Space Telescope scientist
*NASA GIRLS* (Giving Initiative and Relevance to Learning Science) will be moderating the event.

Having technical issues watching? Try watching on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/gJvz10pvhiM
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How do Astronauts stay in shape for long-duration missions in a weightless environment? Learn this and how elite athletes staying fit in a special Google+ Hangout Wednesday, July 17.
NASA Astronaut Mike Hopkins will be joined by 2010 U.S. Olympic Team figure skater Rachael Flatt and bobsledder Curt Tomasevicz, CrossFit Games Champion Rich Froning, Jr., and Houston Texans player Jared Crick for the discussion, which can be seen live on NASA's Google+ page or on NASA Television.
Peter Moore of Men's Health magazine, Sam Kass, Executive Director of the White House's Let's Move! campaign and Mark Guilliams, Hopkin’s lead strength coach, will also participate.
Join the live event at 3 p.m. CT. To participate and have your questions answered during the hangout, use #askNASA.
Both Tomasevicz and Flatt will join the Hangout from the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., where athletes train as hopefuls for upcoming Olympic and Olympic Winter Games. Tomasevicz and the Night Train bobsled team won Olympic gold at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games to become the first U.S. Olympic Champions in the four-man event since 1948. Flatt, the 2010 U.S. figure skating champion, also competed in the 2010 Games.
For more information on Flatt and Tomasevicz, visit:
www.TeamUSA.org
Froning is the two-time CrossFit Games champion, having won the “Fittest on Earth” title in both 2011 and 2012. Froning is currently competing in the 2013 Games.
Froning’s complete bio can be found at:
http://games.crossfit.com/athlete/11435
Crick is a defensive end for the Houston Texans football team. Previously, he played at the University of Nebraska and ranked eighth on their all-time sacks list.
For more information on Crick, visit:
www.HoustonTexans.com
Moore is Vice-President and Editor of Men’s Health magazine. He is also the co-author of The Lean Belly Prescription and co-authored The 8-Hour Diet.
For more information on Moore, visit:
www.MensHealth.com
Kass is Executive Director of Let’s Move! and Senior Policy Advisor on Nutrition. He is a Chicago native and college athlete, having played baseball for the University of Chicago.
For more information about Kass, visit:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Sam%20Kass
For more information on how to Train Like an Astronaut, visit:
http://www.trainlikeanastronaut.org
For Hopkins' astronaut biography, visit:
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/hopkins-ms.html

Fitness Training With The “Best of the Best!” - A Discussion About Health & Fitness with Olympians, a CrossFit Champion, NFL player and an Astronaut

Have you ever dreamed of exploring space, or building your own aircraft of the future? We'd like to invite you to do more than dream.
Join Astronaut Leland Melvin, NASA experts, and representatives from LEGO to discuss the NASA/LEGO competition and to find out how you can enter a futuristic design of your own.
Ask your questions on Twitter using the hashtag #askLEGO or on this event page on Google+ and on NASA's Facebook page.
"NASA's Missions: Imagine and Build" competition is currently open with an entry deadline of July 31. Winners in each category will be selected by a panel of NASA and LEGO officials and announced the week of Sept. 1. Complete rules and guidelines can be found at http://rebrick.lego.com.

NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft is studying interactions at the edge of our solar system between the interstellar medium and the solar wind. Roughly the size of a card table, IBEX launched in October 2008 and has made a series of historic discoveries about our home in the galaxy.
Join a LIVE Q&A with NASA scientists and heliophysics experts at 1 p.m. EDT (5 p.m. UTC) on Wednesday, July 10, 2013, for this first-ever NASA news conference held via a Google+ Hangout. To participate with reporters and ask a question, use #askNASA.
Participants:
* David J. McComas, IBEX Principal Investigator, Southwest Research Institute
* Eric Christian, IBEX Mission Scientist, NASA
* Arik Posner, IBEX Program Scientist, NASA
* Brenda Dingus, Los Alamos National Laboratory
To join, come back to this event page at 1:00 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. UTC and view the Google+ Hangout On Air in the video player on this page.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This Google+ Hangout will no longer occur on June 25, due to a change in the schedule to prepare the mission for launch. Instead, we will take social media questions during the 3:00 pm ET/12 noon PT Prelaunch News Conference using the hashtag #askNASA. We strongly encourage you to watch live tomorrow on NASA TV at 3:00 pm ET/12 noon PT for the Prelaunch News Conference at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv. Don't forget to ask your questions as we shine some light on the upcoming Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph ( #IRIS ) mission to observe how solar material moves, gathers energy and heats up as it travels through a little-understood region in the sun's lower atmosphere. This interface region between the sun's photosphere and corona powers its dynamic million-degree atmosphere and drives the solar wind.

Having trouble viewing the video? Try watching on YouTube instead: http://youtu.be/WICeFHvFaaE
NASA has selected its newest explorers! After an extensive year-and-a-half search, eight candidates have been selected to be NASA’s newest astronaut trainees to help the agency push the boundaries of exploration and travel to new destinations in our solar system.
NASA will discuss the selections at 4 p.m. EDT Monday, June 17, in a Google+ Hangout. During the event, we'll be taking questions from NASA's social media followers. Submit questions on Twitter and Google+ in advance and during the event using the hashtag #askNASA. Before the hangout begins, a thread will be opened on NASA's Facebook page where questions may be posted. The Hangout can be viewed live on NASA's Google+ page or on NASA Television.
To introduce the new class of astronauts, we'll be joined by four NASA astronauts - Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa and Flight Crew Operations Director Janet Kavandi, both of whom are experienced astronauts with seven flights between the two of them; Michael Foreman, a veteran of two missions; and Kate Rubins, selected to join the Astronaut Corps in 2009 - to discuss the selection and training process. The Hangout will also include video introductions of the eight newly selected astronaut candidates.
The 2013 astronaut candidate class comes from the second largest number of applications NASA ever has received -- more than 6,000. Half of the selectees are women, making this the highest percentage of female astronaut candidates ever selected for a class. The group will receive a wide array of technical training at space centers and remote locations around the globe to prepare for missions to low-Earth orbit, an asteroid and Mars.

Want to ask an astronaut a question? Hangout with Kevin Ford, Tom Marshburn and Chris Hadfield at 3 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 23. They recently returned to Earth from the International Space Station.
The astronauts will answer questions and provide insights about living and working on the space station as part of a multi-national crew. As the culmination of the work of 16 different partner countries, supported by five different mission control centers and crew members from the United States, Canada, Japan, Europe and Russia, the station is widely regarded as a model example of international cooperation.
Students from the United Nations Association of the USA’s Global Classrooms Model UN and the National Model United Nations organization will be participating in the hangout.
Ask a question before or during the event by posting a comment here or on Twitter using the #askAstro hashtag.
To tune in and watch the Hangout, please visit our Google+ Page at: http://plus.google.com/+NASA

To watch on YouTube, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7_BZe6cGoI
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The director, a writer and some actors in the film "Star Trek Into Darkness" will join NASA astronauts as we host a Google+ Hangout On Air from noon to 12:45 p.m. EDT, May 16, about how work aboard the International Space Station is turning science fiction into reality.
Participating in the hangout will be NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, who currently is living and working aboard the space station; astronauts Michael Fincke and Kjell Lindgren at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston; director J.J. Abrams, screenwriter and producer Damon Lindelof; and stars of the film, Chris Pine, Alice Eve and John Cho. The participants will ask questions of each other and take questions from the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City (home of the space shuttle Enterprise), the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, and social media followers.
Ask a question prior to or during the event by posting a comment here or on Twitter using the #askNASA hashtag.

If you are having trouble watching, please watch on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/hm83wCuyjbw
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Join our Google+ Hangout to learn about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the agency's flagship science project that will launch in October 2018. Panelists will discuss program status, explain how the tennis court-sized spacecraft will work, explain its science objectives after launch, and highlight how it will impact the world, just like its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope. You can also ask questions via Google+ and Twitter by using #askNASA!
The Webb will be the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It will study every phase in the history of our Universe, ranging from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang, to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like Earth, to the evolution of our own Solar System.

Having trouble viewing the Google+ Hangout? Watch it on YouTube: http://youtu.be/hMvsoNK0MTI
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Space Station Commander and NASA astronaut Suni Williams and Flight Engineer and JAXA astronaut Aki Hoshide will answer your questions about science, spacewalks and life on board the football field-size science laboratory 240 miles above the Earth on Friday, March 22, at 1:30 p.m. EDT during a Google+ Hangout .
Williams and Hoshide returned to Earth on Nov. 18, 2012, after 127 days in space – including 125 days spent aboard the International Space Station.
Ask a question during the event by posting a comment here or on Twitter using the #askNASA hashtag.
To tune in and watch the Hangout, please visit our Google+ Page at: http://plus.google.com/+NASA at the start time of the event.

Having trouble viewing this? Try watching on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/J2Lg_PeCdUo
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Hangout with Astronauts Rex Walheim and Leland Melvin, who is also NASA’s associate administrator for education, inside a mockup of Orion – NASA’s newest spacecraft which will take humans farther than they’ve ever been before. Find out just what it’s capable of and get your questions on the future of exploration answered.
Ask a question during the event by posting a comment here or on Twitter using the #RadShield hashtag.
To tune in and watch the Hangout, please visit our Google+ Page at: http://plus.google.com/+NASA at the start time of the event.

Having trouble watching the event? Try watching directly on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8LI5JiWEfs
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Have you ever asked a question to someone in space? No? Well now’s your chance. In a first for the agency, NASA will host a Google+ Hangout live with the International Space Station on Feb. 22 from 10:30 a.m EST to 11:30 a.m. EST. Google+ Hangouts allow people to chat face-to-face while thousands more can tune in to watch the conversation live on Google+ or YouTube. This unique opportunity will connect you, our fans, with astronauts living and working on the orbiting laboratory 240 miles above the Earth.
During the event, several video questions will be selected and answered by astronauts on the space station and on the ground. Additionally, NASA will ask real-time questions submitted by our followers on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook.
Unique and original questions are more likely to be selected. You can view the Hangout live on the NASA Google+ page or the NASA Television YouTube channel to watch the astronauts answer the questions.
SUBMITTING REAL-TIME QUESTIONS
To ask a real-time question during the event on Google+ or Twitter, please use the hashtag #askAstro. You can also post a comment on a thread on NASA’s Facebook page that will open for questions on the morning of the event.
WATCHING THE GOOGLE+ HANGOUT
To join the hangout, and for updates and opportunities to participate in upcoming hangouts, visit NASA's Google+ page at http://plus.google.com/+NASA.
During the hangout, astronauts Kevin Ford, Chris Hadfield and Tom Marshburn will answer questions and provide insights about life aboard the station. Station crews conduct a variety of science experiments and perform station maintenance during their six-month stay on the outpost. Their life aboard the station in near-weightlessness requires unique approaches to everyday activities such as eating, sleeping and exercising.

If you are having trouble seeing the video, watch it on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHXW9bZtgpc
Stories about the fictional planet Nibiru and predictions of the end of the world in December 2012 have blossomed on the Internet. Contrary to some of the common beliefs out there, Dec. 21, 2012 won't be the end of the world as we know, however, it will be another winter solstice.
Social media users are welcome to join NASA and other scientists for a lively discussion at 2:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 to discuss the 2012 rumors propagated across the internet. We'll have a great panel of experts on hand including:
- David Morrison, astrobiologist from NASA's Ames Research Center
- Don Yeomans, asteroid scientist from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Mitzi Adams, solar/archaeoastronomer from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
- Lika Guhathakurta, heliophysicist from NASA Headquarters
- Paul Hertz, astrophysicist from NASA Headquarters
- Andrew Fraknoi, science educator from Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, Calif.
Followers on Twitter may ask a question in advance of or during the event using the hashtag #askNASA. On NASA Facebook and Google+, a comment thread will open for questions on the morning of the event. To join the hangout, visit this event page on the date of the event or visit NASA's Google+ page:
http://plus.google.com/+NASA

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will discuss the first contracted cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station during a Google+ Hangout from 1-1:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 5. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its Dragon cargo spacecraft are scheduled to lift off at 8:35 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 7 from at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
Bolden and Musk will talk about the flight, which will be the first of 12 contracted for NASA by SpaceX to resupply the space station. The SpaceX flights under the Commercial Resupply Services contract will restore an American capability to deliver and return significant amounts of cargo, including science experiments, to the orbiting laboratory -- a feat not achievable since the retirement of the space shuttle.
Followers on Twitter may ask a question in advance of or during the event using the hashtag #askNASA . On Google+, leave a comment in the thread on this event page with questions marked with #askNASA on the morning of the event. To join the hangout, visit the NASA's Google+ page at 1 p.m. EDT on Friday, Oct. 5: http://plus.google.com/+NASA
The Dragon will be filled with about 1,000 pounds of supplies. This includes critical materials to support the 166 investigations planned for the station's Expedition 33 crew, including 63 new investigations. The Dragon will return about 734 pounds of scientific materials, including results from human research, biotechnology, materials and educational experiments, as well as about 504 pounds of space station hardware.
For information about the space station, research in low Earth orbit, NASA's commercial space programs and the future of American spaceflight, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/exploration
For more information about SpaceX, visit: http://www.spacex.com

Discuss the First Contracted Cargo Resupply Flight to the Space Station with NASA & SpaceX

Fifty years ago, President John Kennedy challenged us to go to the moon within the decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.
As we remember Neil Armstrong this week – the man who, with a single step realized the hopes of a president, this nation and the world – we are recognizing the extraordinary achievements of the past five decades achieved by our nation's space agency and where the passion to explore will lead us in the future.
President Barack Obama has set NASA on course toward an asteroid and to send humans to Mars within the next two decades. This goal is not without notable challenges, but using the knowledge, expertise and American ingenuity that has been the trademark of NASA scientists and engineers for the last half-century, NASA continues to make possible that which is seemingly impossible.
At 3:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, September 12, NASA astronauts, scientists and engineers will hold a Google+ Hangout to talk about NASA's rich history of innovation and ingenuity and talk about NASA's future goals for scientific discovery and human spaceflight.
During the event, we'll be joined by:
- Dan Dumbacher, Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development in NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. He is the former Director of Engineering at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Previously, he was the deputy director of safety and mission assurance at Marshall.
- Ron Garan, astronaut who lived and worked aboard the International Space Station. He has been in space for 178 days and has conducted four spacewalks.
- John Grunsfeld, Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate. He is an astronaut and researcher in high energy astrophysics, cosmic ray physics, and in the emerging field of exoplanet studies. He was also the deputy director of the Space Telescope Science Institute, managing the science program for the Hubble Space Telescope and the forthcoming James Webb Space Telescope.
- Michael Lopez-Alegria, the President of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation. He is a former Naval Aviator and test pilot (Capt., U.S. Navy, Ret.), NASA astronaut and International Space Station (ISS) commander.
To join the event, visit http://plus.google.com/+NASA at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Ask your questions of the group in the comments below or using hashtag #askNASA :

50 Years Later: NASA Discusses Using Innovation and Ingenuity to do Big Things

The most advanced robot ever sent to another world is set to land on Aug. 5, 2012 (PDT). Will you be watching?
Mars Science Laboratory will deliver the Curiosity rover to the surface of Mars at approximately 10:31 p.m. PDT on Aug. 5 (1:31 a.m. EDT and 5:31 a.m. UTC on Aug. 6). Curiosity, carrying laboratory instruments to analyze samples of rocks, soil and atmosphere, will investigate whether Mars has ever offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life.
NASA TV will broadcast live from mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., during Curiosity’s critical entry, descent and landing phase.
Two live feeds of video during key landing activities from mission control rooms at JPL will be carried on NASA TV, NASA TV online http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html and Ustream http://www.ustream.tv/ between 8:30 and 11:00 p.m. PDT on Aug. 5 (11:30 p.m. Aug. 5 to 2:00 a.m. Aug. 6 EDT), and between 12:30 and 1:30 a.m. PDT on Aug. 6 (3:30 to 4:30 a.m. EDT). The NASA TV Public Channel and http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl will carry a feed including commentary and interviews. The NASA TV Media Channel and http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2 will carry an uninterrupted, clean feed.
Follow the mission on Facebook and on Twitter at http://www.facebook.com/marscuriosity and http://www.twitter.com/marscuriosity.

✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ONCE AGAIN HERE'S SMILE VERSION OF MY SHARED PUBLIC Great Great CIRCLE .. I wish to be a friend to all of ya guys.. cheerz with us.. and cheerz with them.. GUYS JUST WANNA SAY, THANKS FOR THE CIRCLE AND HOPE COULD BE FRIENDS AT ANY CIRCLE, FRIENDS, PHOTOGRAPHY, ACQUAINTANCES, FOLLOWING ETC.. THANKS LOVE YOU ALL GUYS.. GOD BLESS.Like-Comment-and SHARE.. UPDATED FRIDAY 7/12/2014✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦GREAT reshares last week! INSANE! Let's keep it going!➤ To be added into the next share, follow these simple steps: 1) Plus the original post2) Share this circle publicly (and with your circles/extended circles)3) Comment on the original post when complete4) Add the circle weekly so you can get the new members! Thank A lot Guys..Love You all#Qhuilouah Aquino #circle #circles #public #publiccircle #circleshare #circlesharing #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #morefollowers #sharingcircles #circleshare #sharedpubliccircles #sharedpublicircles #sharedcircle #photography #photographer #bestphotographer #topphotographer #AddCircle #FindCircles #awesome #AwesomePeople #AwesomeCircle #addmetoyourcircles #addcircle #addpeople #circlemeup #circlesdisc

Here is my one of my basic circles, I will share now with you. Have a look and add some of these unique profiles below probably to your +Google+ account as well. Take care, enjoy, behave, enrich & be kind. Please us all thereby easily, yourself of course included. None excluded at all & best. Thank you! I call this one OK Basic Circle (-; ﻿

This circle will add amazing, and wonderful content to you stream.Boost your visibility on Google+ - Share the circle!To be added to or stay in this Circle - Share the circleIf you received the notice you are in this circle, then well done.If you would like to be included in the next Circle Share, you only have to do these simple steps:1 - Include me in your circles2 - Share the circle (Publicly)3 - Add +1 to the post.4 - Leave a comment if you like.I will thankful if you plus and share this circle!#circleshare #Sociology #Funny #Software #Solar #Startup #SystemsThinking #Teaching #bigdata #Technology #tsunami #Transformation #Transplendence #Trust #Water #WaterResources #pharmacognosy #love #WavePower #Web #tsu #WebAnalytics #clinical #Wind #Addcircle #addcircles #tsunation #addfriends #Addpeople #cvd #awesomecircle #awesomepeople #circle #circleoftheday #food

#CircleShar of the DayBoost your visibility on Google+ - Share the circle!To be added to or stay in this Circle - Share the circleIf you received the notice you are in this circle, then well done.If you would like to be included in the next Circle Share, you only have to do these simple steps:1 - Include me in your circles2 - Share the circle (Publicly)3 - Add +1 to the post.4 - Leave a comment if you like.I will thankful if you plus and share this circle!------------------------#circles #shared #share #add #friends #circle #share #sharecircle #circleshar #news #travel #travelphotography #update #IndonesiaOnly #Jalan #Aberdeen #Belfast #Birmingham #Bristol #Cardiff #Dublin #EastMidlands #Edinburgh #Glasgow #LeedsBradford #London #Manchester #Newcastle #circle #circles #public #publiccircle #circleshare #circlesharing

T-Moreland MK originally shared: These are the best of the best engagers from all walks of life. Give yourself a little diversity and add these great people to your circles.➤ To be added into the next share, follow these simple steps: 1) Add the circle2) Plus the original post3) Share the circle publicly (and with your circles/extended circles)4) Comment on the original post when complete#circleshare #circlesharing #sharedcircles #sharingcircles #sharedpubliccircles #sharedcircleoftheday #circlesunday #share #shared #followers #addcircles #publicsharedcircles #share #addpeople #addcircle #addfriends #circle #socialmedia﻿

These are the best of the best engagers from all walks of life. Give yourself a little diversity and add these great people to your circles.➤ To be added into the next share, follow these simple steps: 1) Add the circle2) Plus the original post3) Share the circle publicly (and with your circles/extended circles)4) Comment on the original post when complete#circleshare #circlesharing #sharedcircles #sharingcircles #sharedpubliccircles #sharedcircleoftheday #circlesunday #share #shared #followers #addcircles #publicsharedcircles #share #addpeople #addcircle #addfriends #circle #socialmedia﻿

How you guys doing, how you been? have you seen my latest content?I am a new you-tuber and hard-core who also love to make and Interact with .I am looking for a helping hand.I would appreciate very much if you could help.support me by subscribing liking and commenting on my videosMy Yo-tube Channel is - Silent Smilodonhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzYBmoJ4JeNUqP9VO420_aQShare tricks and tips on how to have a successful Thank you all for your support.#circle #circles #publiccircle #circleshare #circlesharing #sharedcircles #sharedcircle #morefollowers #public #publiccircle #sharedcircle #morefollowers #sharingcircles #sharedpubliccircles #sharedpublicircles #AwesomePeople #AwesomeCircle ﻿

These are the best of the best engagers from all walks of life. Give yourself a little diversity and add these great people to your circles.➤ To be added into the next share, follow these simple steps: 1) Add the circle2) Plus the original post3) Share the circle publicly (and with your circles/extended circles)4) Comment on the original post when complete #circleshare #circlesharing #sharedcircles #sharingcircles #sharedpubliccircles #sharedcircleoftheday #circlesunday #share #shared #followers #addcircles #publicsharedcircles #share #addpeople #addcircle #addfriends #circle #socialmedia ﻿

SCIENCE CircleDo you want more science in your life? Then, be sure to add these fascinating pages and people who dwell on science daily and are actively engaging. Enrich your stream.If you are a scientist or someone who primarily posts about science and would like to be included in this circle please make a request in the comments section below.If you have someone or an organization's G+ page to recommend please add their name in the comments section below.Note: To those included in the circle, you were added by the generous recommendation of others -- their help is deeply appreciated. Your add back and re-share would be also deeply appreciated as it would help spread the word about science.Current Circles Published Mondays ORIGINAL CONTENT CREATORS: http://goo.gl/fVX5bZPublished Wednesdays:BLOGGERS & THEIR BLOGS: http://goo.gl/GNkGJhPublished Thursdays:WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS : http://goo.gl/s9RkeEMEN ARE FROM MARS : http://goo.gl/W8VDbBPublished Fridays:A CIRCLE TO PAY IT FORWARD: http://goo.gl/5mr38oOthers CirclesCREATIVES: http://goo.gl/9c5A3XSCIENCE: http://goo.gl/4UAeINTECHNOLOGY: http://goo.gl/whvLzNG+ Pages: http://goo.gl/jNZdWf#circleshare ﻿

This is a good circle to connect with each other and gain followers. I highly suggest adding each person in this Circle to your circles as they are likely to interact with you.If you want to continue or wish to get in, please complete 1-4 below.INSTRUCTIONS1. Add me to your circles, if you haven't done so already.2. +1 this circle.3. Publicly share this circle to public, your circles and extended circles.4. Comment to inform me that you have done the above three things.-----------------IMPORTANT: Always publicly share my original shared circle. LINK TO THE ORIGINAL SHARED CIRCLEhttps://plus.google.com/103285811026898827595/posts/jCsoxVmNpeH------------Please Note: Note: Please send me a private note if you want to be removed from this Circle.------------I had to say goodbye to members who commented, plussed but did not reshare the post. I have also removed the members who did not add me as they were already in my circle.-----------------#EasyConnectCircle, #AddCircle, #Circle , #CircleOfTheDay , #CircleShare , #CircleSharing #CoolPeople , #Engagers , #Followers , #PublicCircle , #ShareAndBeShared , #SharedCircleOfTheDay , #SharedPublicCircles , #Sharers , #SharingCircles ﻿

Circle Share #4: Science, Space & AstronomyOne of the other things I try to get involved in, or at least promote, is everything about these fields and for this reason I have a hand-picked circle with everything about science, spaceflight and exploration and astronomy around. It's a relatively low-noise group, but everyone from space journalists and scientists from the CosmoQuest & Universe Today crowd, many astronauts and a lot more people are in there. If you want even more, have a look at Fraser Cain's Super Science Circle (goo.gl/BZow8O), on which my circle was originally partly based on - but it has taken on a kind of life of its own during the last year.﻿

This circle contains people who are very active on Google+. These are people who will share and re-post your circles and other content. This is a good circle to connect with each other and gain followers. I highly suggest adding each person in this Circle to your circles as they are likely to interact with you.If you want to continue or wish to get in, please complete 1-4 below.INSTRUCTIONS1. Add me to your circles, if you haven't done so already.2. +1 this circle.3. Publicly share this circle to public, your circles and extended circles.4. Comment to inform me that you have done the above three things.-----------------IMPORTANT: Always publicly share my original shared circle. LINK TO THE ORIGINAL SHARED CIRCLEhttps://plus.google.com/103285811026898827595/posts/jCsoxVmNpeH------------Please Note: Note: Please send me a private note if you want to be removed from this Circle.------------I had to say goodbye to members who commented, plussed but did not reshare the post. I have also removed the members who did not add me as they were already in my circle.-----------------#EasyConnectCircle, #AddCircle, #Circle , #CircleOfTheDay , #CircleShare , #CircleSharing #CoolPeople , #Engagers , #Followers , #PublicCircle , #ShareAndBeShared , #SharedCircleOfTheDay , #SharedPublicCircles , #Sharers , #SharingCircles ﻿

This circle contains people who are very active on Google+. These are people who will share and re-post your circles and other content. This is a good circle to connect with each other and gain followers. I highly suggest adding each person in this Circle to your circles as they are likely to interact with you.If you want to continue or wish to get in, please complete 1-4 below.INSTRUCTIONS1. Add me to your circles, if you haven't done so already.2. +1 this circle.3. Publicly share this circle to public, your circles and extended circles.4. Comment to inform me that you have done the above three things.-----------------IMPORTANT: Always publicly share my original shared circle. LINK TO THE ORIGINAL SHARED CIRCLEhttps://plus.google.com/103285811026898827595/posts/jCsoxVmNpeH------------Please Note: Note: Please send me a private note if you want to be removed from this Circle.------------I had to say goodbye to members who commented, plussed but did not reshare the post. I have also removed the members who did not add me as they were already in my circle.-----------------#EasyConnectCircle, #AddCircle, #Circle , #CircleOfTheDay , #CircleShare , #CircleSharing #CoolPeople , #Engagers , #Followers , #PublicCircle , #ShareAndBeShared , #SharedCircleOfTheDay , #SharedPublicCircles , #Sharers , #SharingCircles ﻿

This circle contains people who are very active on Google+. These are people who will share and re-post your circles and other content. This is a good circle to connect with each other and gain followers. I highly suggest adding each person in this Circle to your circles as they are likely to interact with you.If you want to continue or wish to get in, please complete 1-4 below.INSTRUCTIONS1. Add me to your circles, if you haven't done so already.2. +1 this circle.3. Publicly share this circle to public, your circles and extended circles.4. Comment to inform me that you have done the above three things.-----------------IMPORTANT: Always publicly share my original shared circle. LINK TO THE ORIGINAL SHARED CIRCLEhttps://plus.google.com/103285811026898827595/posts/jCsoxVmNpeH------------Please Note: Note: Please send me a private note if you want to be removed from this Circle.------------I had to say goodbye to members who commented, plussed but did not reshare the post. I have also removed the members who did not add me as they were already in my circle.-----------------#EasyConnectCircle, #AddCircle, #Circle , #CircleOfTheDay , #CircleShare , #CircleSharing #CoolPeople , #Engagers , #Followers , #PublicCircle , #ShareAndBeShared , #SharedCircleOfTheDay , #SharedPublicCircles , #Sharers , #SharingCircles ﻿

This circle contains people who are very active on Google+. These are people who will share and re-post your circles and other content. This is a good circle to connect with each other and gain followers. I highly suggest adding each person in this Circle to your circles as they are likely to interact with you.If you want to continue or wish to get in, please complete 1-4 below.INSTRUCTIONS1. Add me to your circles, if you haven't done so already.2. +1 this circle.3. Publicly share this circle to public, your circles and extended circles.4. Comment to inform me that you have done the above three things.-----------------IMPORTANT: Always publicly share my original shared circle. LINK TO THE ORIGINAL SHARED CIRCLEhttps://plus.google.com/103285811026898827595/posts/jCsoxVmNpeH------------Please Note: Note: Please send me a private note if you want to be removed from this Circle.------------I had to say goodbye to members who commented, plussed but did not reshare the post. I have also removed the members who did not add me as they were already in my circle.-----------------#EasyConnectCircle, #AddCircle, #Circle , #CircleOfTheDay , #CircleShare , #CircleSharing #CoolPeople , #Engagers , #Followers , #PublicCircle , #ShareAndBeShared , #SharedCircleOfTheDay , #SharedPublicCircles , #Sharers , #SharingCircles ﻿

Very Important Circle #specialcircle #topengagers #circleshare #circlesharing #circleoftheday #circleoftheweek #sundaycircle #sundaycircleshare Hi friends! This is an incredible #circle , created with important selection from my another ten circles very importants.In this circle there are only engagment people. If you want to enlarge your circle, you have to reshare this circle.So, do you want to #enlargeyourcircle ? And now, what are you waiting for?The most important engager is reshared, because only with it we could enlarge the our circle.if you want to be part of the next #sharedcircles :1 - include me in your circles 3 - shared the circle (include yourself) 4 - add +1 to the post 5 - happy life and sun is sunshine. More you share more you are great.https://plus.google.com/+GooglepluscorsoItaly #circles #addcircle #veryimpcircle #circles #growfollowers #circlesharing #influencers #findcircles #publiccircle #publiccirclesproject #publiccircleshare #howenlargecircles #highheels #circlemeup #circlemenow #circlemecommunity #circulos #circuloscompartidos

Let's break 500 shares again and keep the momentum going! These are the best of the best engagers from all walks of life. Give yourself a little diversity and add these great people to your circles.➤ To be added into the next share, follow these simple steps: 1) Add the circle2) Plus the original post3) Share the circle publicly (and with your circles/extended circles)4) Comment on the original post when complete #circleshare #circlesharing #sharedcircles #sharingcircles #sharedpubliccircles #sharedcircleoftheday #circlesunday #share #shared #followers #addcircles #publicsharedcircles #share #addpeople #addcircle #addfriends #circle #socialmedia ﻿

The STEM Community Active User Circle!Here's the latest circle of people who are Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fans. Some post great original material, some are great commenters, and some re-post interesting things from others into the community. There are a good number of newer G+ users here, and if you add them they will likely add you back. Share this circle with people you know like science topics!While this circle has been selected based on activity and topic, there's no guarantee you will like everyone. It's advised to add any new circle to a 'temporary name' circle and browse the content for a few weeks. Add the people/pages that you find interesting to other circles you maintain as you go. This makes deleting the rest easier in the future! #STEM #sciencecircle #publicsharedcircles #science #technology #engineering #math #community #welcometogplus #newtogoogleplus #curatedcircle ﻿

This is my Awesome Engagers Circle. I will share this circle publicly and to #circlesharing communities weekly.Simply Like, Share, and Add this circle, and I will include you into the next #Circleshare.In this circle are, music lovers, photographers, therapists, web developers, social media marketers, SEO professionals, bloggers, and just regular people who like to engage..﻿

Circle Of the DayTo be considered for this circle, please:1- Share this circle in your stream.2- Ask to be included in the comments section of the original post.3- Make sure you've added our page to your circles.4- You must post your own original work in your stream.﻿

SCIENCE CircleDo you want more science in your life? Then, be sure to add these fascinating pages and people who dwell on science daily and are actively engaging. Enrich your stream.If you are a scientist or someone who primarily posts about science and would like to be included in this circle please make a request in the comments section below.If you have someone or an organization's G+ page to recommend please add their name in the comments section below.Note: To those included in the circle, you were added by the generous recommendation of others -- their help is deeply appreciated. Your add back and re-share would be also deeply appreciated as it would help spread the word about science.Current Circles Published Mondays ORIGINAL CONTENT CREATORS: http://goo.gl/pOzhN7Published Wednesdays:BLOGGERS & THEIR BLOGS: http://goo.gl/mlXh9WPublished Thursdays:WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS : http://goo.gl/DgeQIAMEN ARE FROM MARS : http://goo.gl/hhJPlSPublished Fridays:A CIRCLE TO PAY IT FORWARD: http://goo.gl/Ik2RfOOthers CirclesCREATIVES: http://goo.gl/Ahy2X9SCIENCE: http://goo.gl/pzaC4yTECHNOLOGY: http://goo.gl/a1jWG6G+ Pages: http://goo.gl/9v2o43 #sciencecircle #circleshare #sharingcircles ﻿

The Poster's CircleYou just got Notified, because you are in this Circle.I put people in this Circle, because I think their Posts are totally awesome. Nobody asked to get in. It's not a popularity contest. This Circle doesn't work that way.This Circle is a Marketplace for Ideas. Everybody in this Circle has great ideas, and posts about them all the time. Some cover Science, others cover Environmental issues, Social Change, and there are New Age Philosophers. It's all good.If I were you, I'd Add this Circle, just to find out who all these wonderful people are.Now I'm not going to tell you that you have to Share this Circle. Nope. Not my Way.BUT... I will point out that if a bunch of the smartest people I've found on G+ all Share this Circle, that the whole lot of us will end up with larger audiences for our Ideas.It would be kind of nice if Thirst for Knowledge, Social Justice, and Enlightenment went Mainstream...See? No pressure. Just a little hint...hehehehe﻿

SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY + FRIENDS of it : CIRCLE V.5; maintained by +AtanasGeorgievAtanasov ; You can learn more about my personal scientific research here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25083916 To be added to the circle, please +1/reshare/comment/add me to your circles. I would be happy to connect on other networks too:http://about.me/Atanas_At Below I am just pasting some keyords/topics to improve the visibility of the circle and to make it more discoverable: #Science #Research #Technology #NASA #Space #Innovation #Engineering #NIAC #nutrition #Entrepreneur #Commercial #ScienceSunday #Sundayscience #Science #Research #Tech #GameTech #GameTechnology #Gaming #VideoGaming #Microsoft #MicrosoftResearch #innovation #Inflammation #Brain #mindcontrol #photography #tech #socialmedia #googleplus #naturalproduct #artists #foodies

Boost your visibility on Google+ - Share the circle!To be added to or stay in this Circle - Share the circleIf you received the notice you are in this circle, then well done.If you would like to be included in the next Circle Share, you only have to do these simple steps:1 - Include me in your circles2 - Share the circle (Publicly)3 - Add +1 to the post.4 - Leave a comment if you like.I will thankful if you plus and share this circle!#awesome #awesomepeople #chadwick #circle #circles #circlesharing #circleshare #circleoftheday #circleplus #community #followback #followers #gplus #influence #leadership #public #publiccircles #publicsharedcircles #reshare #reshared #reshareday #resharetags #ripples #sharedcircles #sharedpubliccircles #sharedcircleoftheday #sharewithyou #sharing #sharingcircle #socialmedia #theplus #tcs #team﻿

Boost your visibility on Google+ - Share the circle!To be added to or stay in this Circle - Share the circleIf you received the notice you are in this circle, then well done.If you would like to be included in the next Circle Share, you only have to do these simple steps:1 - Include me in your circles2 - Share the circle (Publicly)3 - Add +1 to the post.4 - Leave a comment if you like.I will thankful if you plus and share this circle!#awesome #awesomepeople #chadwick #circle #circles #circlesharing #circleshare #circleoftheday #circleplus #community #followback #followers #gplus #influence #leadership #public #publiccircles #publicsharedcircles #reshare #reshared #reshareday #resharetags #ripples #sharedcircles #sharedpubliccircles #sharedcircleoftheday #sharewithyou #sharing #sharingcircle #socialmedia #theplus #tcs #team﻿

Hello my friends, good morning/evening for you all!Boost Your visibility On Google+!Shared and be shared. :)Thank you for sharing and promoting this.#circleshare #sharedcircles #sharingcircles #sharedcircleoftheday﻿

SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY + FRIENDS of it : Circle V.3, maintained by +AtanasGeorgievAtanasov To be added to the circle, please +1/reshare/comment/add me to your circles. I would be happy to connect on other networks too:http://about.me/Atanas_At You can learn a bit more about my personal scientific research from these links: https://plus.google.com/115938908270684192009/posts/MGt3zvEtTgq http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25083916 Below I am just pasting some keyords/topics to improve the visibility of the circle and to make it more discoverable: #Science #Research #Technology #NASA #Space #Innovation #Engineering #NIAC #nutrition #Entrepreneur #Commercial #ScienceSunday #Sundayscience #Science #Research #Tech #GameTech #GameTechnology #Gaming #VideoGaming +Microsoft #MicrosoftResearch #innovation #Inflammation #Brain #mindcontrol #photography #tech #socialmedia #googleplus #naturalproduct #artists #foodies

Science and Technology +Friends: Circle 2014 V.2 To be added to the circle, please +1/reshare/comment. I would be happy to connect on other networks too:http://about.me/Atanas_At
You can learn a bit more about my personal scientific research from these links: https://plus.google.com/115938908270684192009/posts/MGt3zvEtTgq
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25083916
Below I am just pasting some keyords/topics to improve the visibility of the circle and to make it more discoverable: #Science #Research #Technology #NASA #Space #Innovation #Engineering #NIAC #nutrition #Entrepreneur #Commercial #ScienceSunday #Sundayscience #Science #Research #Tech #GameTech #GameTechnology #Gaming #VideoGaming +Microsoft #MicrosoftResearch #innovation #Inflammation #Brain #mindcontrol #photography #tech #socialmedia #googleplus #naturalproduct #artists #foodies #cars

Science and Technology Circle 2014 To be added to the circle, please +1/reshare/comment. I would be happy to connect on other networks too:http://about.me/Atanas_At
You can learn a bit more about my personal scientific research from these links: https://plus.google.com/115938908270684192009/posts/MGt3zvEtTgq
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25083916
Below I am just pasting some keyords/topics to improve the visibility of the circle and to make it more discoverable: #Science #Research #Technology #NASA #Space #Innovation #Engineering #NIAC #nutrition #Entrepreneur #Commercial #ScienceSunday #Sundayscience #Science #Research #Tech #GameTech #GameTechnology #Gaming #VideoGaming #Microsoft #MicrosoftResearch #innovation #Inflammation #Brain #mindcontrol #photography #tech #socialmedia #googleplus #naturalproduct #artists

Circle share with new friendsHi friends follow this circle1 - Include me in your circles2 - Share the circle (Publicly)3 - Add +1 to the post.4 - Leave a comment if you like.I will thankful if you plus and share this circle!I don't wish to offend anyone on the internet, so if you would like to be removed from my shared circles, please send me a private message and I won't share your profile in the future. The only way being shared will affect you is that you will get notifications that people have added you. You are under no obligation to add them back to your circles. If you don't add them back, they will most likely remove you from their circles after some time.#topcircle #circleshareoftheday #sharedcircles #sharedpubliccircles #fridaycircle #themecircle #mediterranean #addbackspree #ripplescircle #addback #aahanapriyadarsinee #peoplescircle #circleoftheday #followme #follow4follow ﻿

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SCIENCE CircleDo you want more science in your life? Then, be sure to add these fascinating pages and people who dwell on science daily and are actively engaging. Enrich your stream.If you are a scientist or someone who primarily posts about science and would like to be included in this circle please make a request in the comments section below.If you have someone or an organization's G+ page to recommend please add their name in the comments section below.Note: To those included in the circle, you were added by the generous recommendation of others -- their help is deeply appreciated. Your add back and re-share would be also deeply appreciated as it would help spread the word about science.Current Circles Published Mondays ORIGINAL CONTENT CREATORS : http://goo.gl/o82s0mPublished Wednesdays:BLOGGERS & THEIR BLOGS: http://goo.gl/IkCTLPPublished Thursdays:WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS : http://goo.gl/nFCsGwMEN ARE FROM MARS : http://goo.gl/tID4ZmPublished Fridays:A CIRCLE TO PAY IT FORWARD: http://goo.gl/E6v81LOthers CirclesSCIENCE: http://goo.gl/xXWLPtTECHNOLOGY: http://goo.gl/z3z8lh#science #scienceeveryday #sciencecircle #circlesharing ﻿

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Nitrogen is essential for all known forms of life. Our Curiosity Mars Rover has made the first detection of nitrogen on the surface of the Red Planet from release during heating of Martian sediments. The discovery adds to the evidence that ancient Mars was habitable for life. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1CM1OkM ﻿

Explore 25 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope: We're hosting an in-person event on April 23 for our social media users at the Newseum and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to mark the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. In 1990, Hubble was launched into a low Earth orbit and began returning groundbreaking images and data that continue to revolutionize astronomy. For more information and to apply, visit: http://go.nasa.gov/1BFA2RS

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Explore 25 Years of the Hubble Space Telescope: We're hosting an in-person event on April 23 for our social media users at the Newseum and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to mark the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope. In 1990, Hubble was launched into a low Earth orbit and began returning groundbreaking images and data that continue to revolutionize astronomy. For more information and to apply, visit: http://go.nasa.gov/1BFA2RS

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly was welcomed for his year-long mission in a call by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, John Holdren, science advisor to President Obama and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and his brother and former astronaut Mark Kelly. Watch: http://go.nasa.gov/1BF8jRg ﻿

Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly was welcomed for his year-long mission in a call by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, John Holdren, science advisor to President Obama and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and his brother and former astronaut Mark Kelly. Watch: http://go.nasa.gov/1BF8jRg ﻿___

Return to the Realm of Icy Moons: A dual view of Saturn's icy moon Rhea marks the return of our Cassini spacecraft to the realm of the planet's icy satellites. This follows nearly two years during which the spacecraft's orbits carried it high above the planet's poles. Those paths limited the mission's ability to encounter the moons, apart from regular flybys of Titan. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1abFzd9﻿

Return to the Realm of Icy Moons: A dual view of Saturn's icy moon Rhea marks the return of our Cassini spacecraft to the realm of the planet's icy satellites. This follows nearly two years during which the spacecraft's orbits carried it high above the planet's poles. Those paths limited the mission's ability to encounter the moons, apart from regular flybys of Titan. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1abFzd9﻿___

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly launched Friday on the first-ever yearlong mission to the International Space Station. We making a long distance call with Scott today. Join our sdministrator Charles Bolden, John Holdren, science advisor to President Obama and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and former astronaut Mark Kelly for the first public conversation with Scott since his launch. Watch live at 2:45 p.m. EDT: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

#YearInSpace﻿

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly launched Friday on the first-ever yearlong mission to the International Space Station. We making a long distance call with Scott today. Join our sdministrator Charles Bolden, John Holdren, science advisor to President Obama and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and former astronaut Mark Kelly for the first public conversation with Scott since his launch. Watch live at 2:45 p.m. EDT: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

How's the one-year mission going so far? Our Administrator Charles Bolden will be joined by John Holdren, science advisor to President Obama and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and former astronaut Mark Kelly for the first public conversation with astronaut Scott Kelly from the International Space Station today. Kelly launched Friday on the first-ever yearlong mission to the station.

The event will air live on NASA Television at 2:45 p.m. EDT. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1BErKth

#YearInSpace﻿

How's the one-year mission going so far? Our Administrator Charles Bolden will be joined by John Holdren, science advisor to President Obama and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and former astronaut Mark Kelly for the first public conversation with astronaut Scott Kelly from the International Space Station today. Kelly launched Friday on the first-ever yearlong mission to the station.

The event will air live on NASA Television at 2:45 p.m. EDT. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1BErKth

An edge-on view of the spiral galaxy NGC 5023, which lies over 30 million light-years away from us. Due to its orientation we cannot appreciate its spiral arms, but we can admire the elegant profile of its disk. Astronomers are particularly interested in the vertical structure of disks like these to help understand galaxy evolution. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1D8fwyF

#Hubble25﻿

An edge-on view of the spiral galaxy NGC 5023, which lies over 30 million light-years away from us. Due to its orientation we cannot appreciate its spiral arms, but we can admire the elegant profile of its disk. Astronomers are particularly interested in the vertical structure of disks like these to help understand galaxy evolution. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1D8fwyF

It's 'Full Spin Ahead! 'The 20-foot (6-meter) "golden lasso" reflector antenna atop our new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory is now ready to wrangle up high-resolution global soil moisture data, following the successful completion of a two-part procedure to spin it up to full speed.

The mission will help scientists understand the links in Earth's water, energy and carbon cycles; help reduce uncertainties in predicting weather and climate; and enhance our ability to monitor and predict natural hazards such as floods and droughts. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1NoPg5Z

#EarthRightNow﻿

It's 'Full Spin Ahead! 'The 20-foot (6-meter) "golden lasso" reflector antenna atop our new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory is now ready to wrangle up high-resolution global soil moisture data, following the successful completion of a two-part procedure to spin it up to full speed.

The mission will help scientists understand the links in Earth's water, energy and carbon cycles; help reduce uncertainties in predicting weather and climate; and enhance our ability to monitor and predict natural hazards such as floods and droughts. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1NoPg5Z

Millions of images of celestial objects, including asteroids, observed by our Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) spacecraft now are available online to the public. Get the details: http://go.nasa.gov/1NoCK6r﻿

Millions of images of celestial objects, including asteroids, observed by our Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) spacecraft now are available online to the public. Get the details: http://go.nasa.gov/1NoCK6r﻿___

What happened this week @ NASA? The much-anticipated March 27 launch to the International Space Station of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly on a one-year odyssey that plays a key role in our Journey to Mars. The year in space mission and more are featured on this week's edition. ﻿

What happened this week @ NASA? The much-anticipated March 27 launch to the International Space Station of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly on a one-year odyssey that plays a key role in our Journey to Mars. The year in space mission and more are featured on this week's edition. ﻿___

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) joined their Expedition 43 crewmates when the hatches between the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft and the International Space Station officially opened at 11:15 p.m. EDT. Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts, Anton Shkaplerov of the Roscosmos and Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) welcomed the new crew members aboard their orbital home.

Kelly and Kornienko will spend about a year on the space station to better understand how the human body reacts and adapts to the harsh environment of space. Data from the one-year mission will be used to determine whether there are ways to further reduce the risks on future long-duration missions to an asteroid and eventually Mars. The crew will support several hundred experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth... more »

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) joined their Expedition 43 crewmates when the hatches between the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft and the International Space Station officially opened at 11:15 p.m. EDT. Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts, Anton Shkaplerov of the Roscosmos and Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) welcomed the new crew members aboard their orbital home.

Kelly and Kornienko will spend about a year on the space station to better understand how the human body reacts and adapts to the harsh environment of space. Data from the one-year mission will be used to determine whether there are ways to further reduce the risks on future long-duration missions to an asteroid and eventually Mars. The crew will support several hundred experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science -- research that impacts life on Earth. Learn more at http://www.nasa.gov/oneyear

Virts, Shkaplerov and Cristoforetti will return home in May 2015. At that time Padalka will become commander for Expedition 44. Padalka will spend six months aboard the outpost, during which he will become the first four-time station commander and record holder for most cumulative time spent in space. Kelly and Kornienko will return to Earth in March 2016 with Expedition 46 after 342 days in space.﻿___

The crew that will spend one year in space docked in their Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station​ at 9:33 p.m. EDT, after launching only about six hours ago.

Aboard the space station, Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency)​ will welcome Soyuz crew members Scott Kelly of NASA, and Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka of Roscosmos when the hatches between the two spacecraft are opened at 11:15 p.m. ET/3:15 UTC.

Watch the hatch opening and welcome ceremony live on NASA TV beginning at 10:45 p.m.: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv.﻿

The crew that will spend one year in space docked in their Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station​ at 9:33 p.m. EDT, after launching only about six hours ago.

Aboard the space station, Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency)​ will welcome Soyuz crew members Scott Kelly of NASA, and Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka of Roscosmos when the hatches between the two spacecraft are opened at 11:15 p.m. ET/3:15 UTC.

Watch the hatch opening and welcome ceremony live on NASA TV beginning at 10:45 p.m.: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv.﻿___

Aboard their Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft, Scott Kelly, Mikhail Kornienko and Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka are scheduled to dock at 9:36 p.m. EDT/1:36 UTC to the International Space Station's Poisk module. NASA Television coverage of the docking will begin at 8:45 p.m./23:45 UTC and can also be seen online at: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv.

NASA TV will then resume at 10:45 p.m./2:45 UTC to cover hatch opening between the two spacecraft as well as the welcome ceremony.

The Soyuz crew will join Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA - European Space Agency. Virts, Shkaplerov and Cristoforetti have lived aboard the space station since November.﻿

Aboard their Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft, Scott Kelly, Mikhail Kornienko and Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka are scheduled to dock at 9:36 p.m. EDT/1:36 UTC to the International Space Station's Poisk module. NASA Television coverage of the docking will begin at 8:45 p.m./23:45 UTC and can also be seen online at: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv.

NASA TV will then resume at 10:45 p.m./2:45 UTC to cover hatch opening between the two spacecraft as well as the welcome ceremony.

The Soyuz crew will join Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA - European Space Agency. Virts, Shkaplerov and Cristoforetti have lived aboard the space station since November.﻿___

We have spectacular images from today's launch with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka to the International Space Station. Kelly and Kornienko will begin a one-year mission in space, testing the limits of human research, space exploration and the human spirit.

Check out our photo gallery: https://flic.kr/ps/wZj21

#JourneyToMars #YearInSpace﻿

We have spectacular images from today's launch with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka to the International Space Station. Kelly and Kornienko will begin a one-year mission in space, testing the limits of human research, space exploration and the human spirit.

Did you miss NASA astronaut Scott Kelly's launch on a one-year mission to the International Space Station? Want to watch it again?

Scott and his Russian crew members Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko began a six-hour journey to the space station. For Kelly and Kornienko, the launch began a #YearInSpace to conduct extensive research on the effect of long duration space travel on the human body﻿

Did you miss NASA astronaut Scott Kelly's launch on a one-year mission to the International Space Station? Want to watch it again?

Scott and his Russian crew members Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko began a six-hour journey to the space station. For Kelly and Kornienko, the launch began a #YearInSpace to conduct extensive research on the effect of long duration space travel on the human body﻿___

“That's one small step for (a) man; one giant leap for mankind.” When Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon, many strides came before to achieve that moment in history. The same is true for a human mission to Mars. One step towards that journey begins today when NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly launches to the International Space Station as the first American to spend a year in space. Learn more: http://go.nasa.gov/1HZbR5z

Launch is at 3:42 p.m. EDT. Watch: http://go.nasa.gov/1HZbR5D

#YearInSpace #JourneyToMars﻿

“That's one small step for (a) man; one giant leap for mankind.” When Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon, many strides came before to achieve that moment in history. The same is true for a human mission to Mars. One step towards that journey begins today when NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly launches to the International Space Station as the first American to spend a year in space. Learn more: http://go.nasa.gov/1HZbR5z

Meet NASA astronauts Scott Kelly, who launches at 3:42 p.m. EDT today for a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station. Watch and learn more about the person who will live off the planet for nearly 12 months.﻿

Meet NASA astronauts Scott Kelly, who launches at 3:42 p.m. EDT today for a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station. Watch and learn more about the person who will live off the planet for nearly 12 months.﻿___

Get ready! NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is set to launch at 3:42 p.m. EDT to the International Space Station for his year in space mission. Live NASA TV coverage starts at 2:30p.m. Watch: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

#YearInSpace ﻿

Get ready! NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is set to launch at 3:42 p.m. EDT to the International Space Station for his year in space mission. Live NASA TV coverage starts at 2:30p.m. Watch: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly launches today for a year in space mission aboard the International Space Station. Most expeditions to the space station last four to six months. By doubling the length of this mission, researchers hope to better understand how the human body reacts and adapts to long-duration spaceflight. This knowledge is critical as we look toward human journeys deeper into the solar system, including to and from Mars, which could last 500 days or longer. More: http://go.nasa.gov/1HXZere

Launch is at 3:42p.m. EDT today. You can watch live at: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

#YearInSpace #JourneyToMars ﻿

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly launches today for a year in space mission aboard the International Space Station. Most expeditions to the space station last four to six months. By doubling the length of this mission, researchers hope to better understand how the human body reacts and adapts to long-duration spaceflight. This knowledge is critical as we look toward human journeys deeper into the solar system, including to and from Mars, which could last 500 days or longer. More: http://go.nasa.gov/1HXZere

Launch is at 3:42p.m. EDT today. You can watch live at: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

Two humans will say farewell to Earth today for nearly 12 months. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will launch at 3:42 p.m. EDT to the International Space Station, beginning a one-year mission, which will help us better understand how the human body reacts and adapts to long-duration spaceflight.This knowledge is critical as NASA looks toward human journeys deeper into the solar system, including to and from Mars, which could last 500 days or longer. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1xFtpnu

#YearInSpace﻿

Two humans will say farewell to Earth today for nearly 12 months. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will launch at 3:42 p.m. EDT to the International Space Station, beginning a one-year mission, which will help us better understand how the human body reacts and adapts to long-duration spaceflight.This knowledge is critical as NASA looks toward human journeys deeper into the solar system, including to and from Mars, which could last 500 days or longer. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1xFtpnu

The brilliant explosions of dead stars have been used for years to illuminate the far-flung reaches of our cosmos. The explosions, called Type Ia supernovae, allow astronomers to measure the distances to galaxies and measure the ever-increasing rate at which our universe is stretching apart. Now, scientists show that a particular class of Type Ia supernovae that occur near youthful stars can improve these measurements with a precision of more than two times that achieved before. The findings will help light the way to understanding dark energy. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1HNdkPJ﻿

The brilliant explosions of dead stars have been used for years to illuminate the far-flung reaches of our cosmos. The explosions, called Type Ia supernovae, allow astronomers to measure the distances to galaxies and measure the ever-increasing rate at which our universe is stretching apart. Now, scientists show that a particular class of Type Ia supernovae that occur near youthful stars can improve these measurements with a precision of more than two times that achieved before. The findings will help light the way to understanding dark energy. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1HNdkPJ﻿___

Exploring Earth's Sea Ice: Having just arrived in Greenland, the first challenge for the Operation IceBridge Arctic 2015 campaign was to survey a broad swath of Arctic sea ice … and along the way, locate and precisely overfly a Norwegian research vessel frozen in the quickly moving ice pack. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1HMUAjq

#EarthRightNow﻿

Exploring Earth's Sea Ice: Having just arrived in Greenland, the first challenge for the Operation IceBridge Arctic 2015 campaign was to survey a broad swath of Arctic sea ice … and along the way, locate and precisely overfly a Norwegian research vessel frozen in the quickly moving ice pack. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1HMUAjq

Astronauts await launch for their year in space mission. The first one-year crew for the International Space Station is set to launch Friday, March 27. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will spend a year living and working aboard the space station and will launch with cosmonaut Gennady Padalka. The trio will become part of the station’s Expedition 43 crew. NASA TV coverage will begin at 2:30 p.m. EDT on Friday. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/19RFew4

#YearInSpace﻿

Astronauts await launch for their year in space mission. The first one-year crew for the International Space Station is set to launch Friday, March 27. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will spend a year living and working aboard the space station and will launch with cosmonaut Gennady Padalka. The trio will become part of the station’s Expedition 43 crew. NASA TV coverage will begin at 2:30 p.m. EDT on Friday. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/19RFew4

How do you fly a spacecraft to the International Space Station? Watch Smarter Every Day with astronauts Scott Kelly, who launches for a year in space on Friday, and Reid Wiseman. https://youtu.be/qFjw6Lc6J2g﻿

How do you fly a spacecraft to the International Space Station? Watch Smarter Every Day with astronauts Scott Kelly, who launches for a year in space on Friday, and Reid Wiseman. https://youtu.be/qFjw6Lc6J2g﻿___

The rocket set to carry a crew for a #YearInSpace has been moved to the launch pad for final preparations before launch to the International Space Station this Friday. Carrying Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly to the orbital complex, Kelly and Kornienko will spend a year conducting research on the long duration effects of space travel on the human body. Watch: https://youtu.be/V7VT2K8Tsvw﻿

The rocket set to carry a crew for a #YearInSpace has been moved to the launch pad for final preparations before launch to the International Space Station this Friday. Carrying Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and NASA Flight Engineer Scott Kelly to the orbital complex, Kelly and Kornienko will spend a year conducting research on the long duration effects of space travel on the human body. Watch: https://youtu.be/V7VT2K8Tsvw﻿___

+SpaceX ignited two of its SuperDraco engines together at the company’s Rocket Development Facility in McGregor, Texas, during a recent test of the reusable system. The firing was a demonstration of a pad abort test profile, with two SuperDraco engines igniting simultaneously and throttling as they will during an upcoming flight test. The SuperDraco system is integral to the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft under development to carry crew to the International Space Station​.

Learn more: http://go.nasa.gov/1N682Pp ‪#‎LaunchAmerica‬﻿

+SpaceX ignited two of its SuperDraco engines together at the company’s Rocket Development Facility in McGregor, Texas, during a recent test of the reusable system. The firing was a demonstration of a pad abort test profile, with two SuperDraco engines igniting simultaneously and throttling as they will during an upcoming flight test. The SuperDraco system is integral to the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft under development to carry crew to the International Space Station​.

After over 11 years of driving, our Opportunity Mars Rover finishes marathon! There was no tape draped across a finish line, but we're celebrating a win. Our Opportunity rover completed its first Red Planet marathon - 26.219 miles (42.195 kilometers) – with a finish time of roughly 11 years and two months. This is the first time any human enterprise has exceeded the distance of a marathon on the surface of another world.

Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1CN8CPc﻿

After over 11 years of driving, our Opportunity Mars Rover finishes marathon! There was no tape draped across a finish line, but we're celebrating a win. Our Opportunity rover completed its first Red Planet marathon - 26.219 miles (42.195 kilometers) – with a finish time of roughly 11 years and two months. This is the first time any human enterprise has exceeded the distance of a marathon on the surface of another world.

Nitrogen is essential for all known forms of life. Our Curiosity Mars Rover has made the first detection of nitrogen on the surface of the Red Planet from release during heating of Martian sediments. The discovery adds to the evidence that ancient Mars was habitable for life. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1CM1OkM ﻿

Nitrogen is essential for all known forms of life. Our Curiosity Mars Rover has made the first detection of nitrogen on the surface of the Red Planet from release during heating of Martian sediments. The discovery adds to the evidence that ancient Mars was habitable for life. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1CM1OkM ﻿___

Just as NASA’s Orion Spacecraft​ and the International Space Station​ are helping us learn how to go to Mars, the Gemini program defined and tested the skills we would need to go to the Moon in the 1960s and ‘70s. Gemini had four main goals: to test an astronaut's ability to fly long-duration missions; to understand how spacecraft could rendezvous and dock in orbit around the Earth and the moon; to perfect re-entry and landing methods; and to further understand the effects of longer space flights on astronauts.

Read more: http://1.usa.gov/1N0EEu0 ﻿

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Gemini

Just as NASA’s Orion Spacecraft​ and the International Space Station​ are helping us learn how to go to Mars, the Gemini program defined and tested the skills we would need to go to the Moon in the 1960s and ‘70s. Gemini had four main goals: to test an astronaut's ability to fly long-duration missions; to understand how spacecraft could rendezvous and dock in orbit around the Earth and the moon; to perfect re-entry and landing methods; and to further understand the effects of longer space flights on astronauts.

We want to send humans to Mars. So right now, we’re working on what to do when we get there, and how to protect the people who make the trip. Much of that work is in progress right now, on board the International Space Station​.

For the first time ever on this vehicle, a pair of crew members is going to space for a year. NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly​ launches at 3:42 p.m. EDT Friday to begin his mission.

#YearInSpace #JourneyToMars﻿

We want to send humans to Mars. So right now, we’re working on what to do when we get there, and how to protect the people who make the trip. Much of that work is in progress right now, on board the International Space Station​.

For the first time ever on this vehicle, a pair of crew members is going to space for a year. NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly​ launches at 3:42 p.m. EDT Friday to begin his mission.

#YearInSpace #JourneyToMars﻿___

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